1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
c3
Nf6
5.
d3
d6
6.
h3
Be6
7.
Bb3
Qe7
8.
Be3
Bxe3
9.
fxe3
O-O
10.
c4
Nh5
11.
g4
Nf6
12.
Nc3
Rae8
13.
Qe2
Nd7
14.
O-O-O
Nc5
15.
Bc2
Nb4
16.
Bb1
Bd7
17.
d4
Na4
18.
Qd2
Nxc3
19.
Qxc3
Nc6
20.
Bc2
a5
21.
Kb1
Nb4
22.
dxe5
Nxc2
23.
Qxc2
dxe5
24.
Rd5
Bc6
25.
Rxa5
Qf6
26.
Nd2
Qf2
27.
Rd1
Qxe3
28.
Ra3
Qe2
29.
Rg3
Rd8
30.
Rgg1
Rd4
31.
Rge1
Qg2
32.
Kc1
Rfd8
33.
h4
Qxg4
34.
Rg1
Qf4
35.
Rge1
Qxh4
36.
b4
Rxd2
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
36
White
Pollock, William Henry Kraus
Black
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Result
0-1
Game No. 341 in Wilhelm Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 409–410; played May 13, 1889. Steinitz's original notes follow.
- 10…Nh5 Useless, as he cannot enter at Kt6 after White's reply.
- 21.Kb1 He ought to have carefully guarded his Bishop against being exchanged for the Knight, as the majority of his Pawns stand on white squares, and his opponent retained a Bishop commanding that color.
- 25.Rxa5 The Pawn does him no good, as the opponent is sure to recover it, with the stronger position.
- 26.Nd2 If 26 R—B sq., 26 Q—R3, etc.
- 36.b4 The fate of the game was decided even without this blunder.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "36"] [White "Pollock, William Henry Kraus"] [Black "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Bb3 Qe7 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 O-O 10. c4 Nh5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Rae8 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. O-O-O Nc5 15. Bc2 Nb4 16. Bb1 Bd7 17. d4 Na4 18. Qd2 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Nc6 20. Bc2 a5 21. Kb1 Nb4 22. dxe5 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 dxe5 24. Rd5 Bc6 25. Rxa5 Qf6 26. Nd2 Qf2 27. Rd1 Qxe3 28. Ra3 Qe2 29. Rg3 Rd8 30. Rgg1 Rd4 31. Rge1 Qg2 32. Kc1 Rfd8 33. h4 Qxg4 34. Rg1 Qf4 35. Rge1 Qxh4 36. b4 Rxd2 0-1